Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Gables area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 164th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Gables (SS9 4DU) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 197.4% higher than the Belfairs average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gables (SS9 4DU), the main crime hotspot is near Larchwood Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Gables area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Gables Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Gables Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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